¶So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my
presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation
with fear and trembling.with the fear and trembling of your own
salvation be fully realized

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a Gk. μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου, with fear and trembling, is a posture or status of capitulation and acquiescence, whether of individuals (2 Cor. 7:15, Eph. 6:5) or nations.